Android Malware Only Pretends to Turn Off Phones

[Wireless News]

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0LcjdOW5EftdnEDpPvejzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/techmedianetwork.tomguide.com/9036d4a2b9fe9db24eff0e90a46c2a3b (http://news.yahoo.com/android-malware-only-pretends-turn-185446948.html)Android device owners know that popularity has its price: The most popular mobile OS is also the one most frequently targeted by malware. When a user turns off a phone, the malware shows an animation of the shutdown process, turns the screen off and begins exploiting the device. At a bare minimum, AVG demonstrated that the malware can record phone calls and send text messages without the user's permission. Before installation, the malware requests access to a phone's root permissions, which of course can be granted only on rooted phones.



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